Police have formally closed Kos physical search for the South Yorkshire tot who disappeared a quarter of a century ago. But Senior Investigating Officer Detective Inspector Jon Cousins pledged at today's lunchtime press conference "we will not stop in our quest to find further answers for Ben’s family.”
And he revealed 3,600 hours of excavations and 1,200 tonnes of material sifted had unearthed at the weekend key discovery in form of what Ben's family have confirmed as one of his possessions.
Investigating officers, involved with volunteers in 21 days of excavation at two key sites on... read more

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